Thomas grew angry as he watched Caroline’s reaction to his attempt to win her back. Eric comforted Brooke over the failure of her marriage to Ridge. Stephanie had a special gift for one of her children. Caroline struggled to process Rick’s admission that he had conspired to keep Hope and Liam apart. Katie sought medical attention from Taylor and Dr. Meade, and Brooke tried to get Katie to take more interest in her new baby. Brooke received an email regarding Ridge. Taylor learned vital information about a loved one, and Katie recalled advice Taylor once gave her. Bill and Brooke were encouraged to see signs that Katie’s physical and emotional condition seemed to be improving. Taylor met with Dr. Meade about Katie’s prognosis. Bill was blindsided when Katie made a shocking declaration, but he was unable to change her mind.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

Marlena was alarmed when she ran into Kristen, but Kristen insisted she wanted to make amends. After their encounter, Marlena noticed her cellphone was missing, and she suspected Kristen stole it to keep her from warning John. Nicole was ecstatic when Daniel proposed moving away and starting fresh together, but only if she promised not to press charges against Jennifer. Rafe warned them that EJ was out for revenge, but later EJ insisted he did not plan to take any legal action. John was stunned by a visit from Kristen, although she insisted again that she was there only to make amends for her extreme behavior following the loss of their baby. Later, however, she paid a visit to EJ and told him she would help him get what he wanted, meaning Sami. Stefano was pleased when EJ called him demanding that he make Kristen back off. Kayla told Bo and Hope she could get Caroline into an Alzheimer’s treatment program, but it was across the country. When Roman arrived to take Nicole’s statement, she told him she couldn’t be certain Jennifer had intentionally shoved her down the stairs, and Roman later formally advised Jennifer that charges had been dropped.

GENERAL HOSPITAL

Sonny discovered Joe Jr. was on the loose again and had threatened Starr, and he went to the docks. Dante comforted Lulu after she broke down while telling him she couldn’t have children. Starr and Michael took care of little Daniel. Felicia was unhappy to see Spinelli with Ellie at the Floating Rib, but Mac assured her that Ellie was nice, adding that Maxie had had her shot with him. Shawn, Mac, Felicia and Alexis played strip pool. Sonny delivered news about Jason to Carly. Todd, who still had Daniel’s DNA test, tried to deal with Connie’s demand to be made the editor of Crimson. Trey pushed Starr away when she tried to support him in his hour of need. Sonny and Alexis prepped Trey for the hearing that could result in Connie being institutionalized. Luke told Lulu that his plan to expose Duke as an impostor had backfired. Todd invoked attorney-client privilege to reveal the whole truth to Diane and enlisted her help to deliver the real DNA test to Sam. Sonny considered the possibility that Kate was gone for good. Tracy and Monica had an ugly fight. Anna was dismayed to hear about Duke’s new job. Maxie was disappointed that Spinelli showed almost no reaction when she told him she had divorced Matt, but she decided to invite him to the Halloween party anyway.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Victor was stunned by the wholesale destruction at the ranch but decided he had to lose everything to realize how important Nikki was to him, and he proposed to her. Nick came to the rescue when he found Avery accidentally locked out of her apartment in a bathrobe with her hair wet. Phyllis told Ronan she didn’t think it would be possible to have him and Summer in her life at the same time. Summer managed to snatch the wallet of Jamie, a teenager Ronan was mentoring, and gave it to Ronan. Cane told Genevieve that her complicated past with Jack may have hurt his chances at a big promotion at Jabot. Jack invited Phyllis to work with him at Newman Enterprises, but she replied that Nick would never forgive her if she did that. Katherine warned Jack that if he didn’t return what belonged to Victor’s family and focus instead on his legacy from John, he would get no support from her. As he searched for a new CEO at Jabot, Jack suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. Noah told Nick that Sharon wasn’t returning his calls. Meanwhile, Sharon was horrified to see the burned rubble of the Newman home, and Adam told her she was the one who set the fire, but he promised to make sure no one else suspected her.

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